The Women’s Wisdom: Women in Action program launched its Annual Service Appreciation Grants in 2019 by awarding two grants to women and women-led organizations who provide direct service to their communities towards improving the quality of life for women, reducing poverty among women, improving gender equality, or promoting women’s and girls’ right to access education. Sufi Women Organization was gratified to receive their reports of successful efforts, from women planting, harvesting and selling maize; establishing sewing workshops for women and their children; providing mindfulness-based stress reduction training to vulnerable women and girls; and developing skills and flexibility to respond to the needs of women in refugee camps.
Service Appreciation Grant women action
Nominations for candidates for the grant will be solicited and invited solely by the Women in Action program. All candidates must be nominated by a colleague(s) or by an individual(s) who has come to understand the work of the woman or women-led organization. Nominations are open and accepted from March 1st to March 31st each year. Winners will be announced in September of that year. A panel of volunteers review nominations. The awardees receive $500-$1,000 from the program as a grant.
Ruth Natyanya, Kenya A second round of funding was given to Ruth Natyanya to help continue her Peace Path Development Program. Ruth will use the grant funds to facilitate ten women - five from each village - purchasing groundnuts and seeds for planting, The grant will help to strengthen the role of rural women in peace-building processes and community development through networking and collaboration; and will promote the dignity of women and girls through sustainable economic empowerment activities.
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